Council approves city employees insurance package

City employees should get better health insurance coverage, while at the same time with less cost to the city, under a plan given the go-ahead by the Sidney City Council at its regular meeting Tuesday evening.

Officials from Holmes & Murphy insurance presented the company’s proposal that gives employees the same basic coverage they currently have, with additional options that haven’t been available for a couple of years.

The new option, providing for a co-pay plan, has not been an option since the city had to change its coverage two years ago to hold down city costs. Under that plan, em...